Composite Artifact Bag Item Number: 1989-57/35-K-10 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Object Name: Button | Fish Line Sinker | Shell | Metal One metal button comprised of two pressed brass pieces with an image of an eagle over a landscape and a banner reading "The Union" on the button face. The button back is marked, "Pacific Button Co., San Fran. Cal." One metal button comprised of two pressed brass pieces with a human head on button face. One lead sinker with an eye on each end. One modified white snail shell. One brass thimble-shaped metal object. D. Bradley 01/20/99

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Harold G. Bergen

Geographical Search Terms

Great Basin Lake County, OR North America Oregon Plateau Western United States

Dimension Details

Weight,weight(Large Button), Weight:1.000 gr, Weight,weight(Small Button (2)), L:1.300 cm, W:1.300 cm, Weight:5.300 gr, Weight,weight(Sinker), L:3.000 cm, W:0.600 cm, Weight:1.200 gr, Weight,weight(Shell), L:1.500 cm, W:1.000 cm, Weight:20.000 gr, Weight,weight(Thimble), L:4.300 cm, W:2.300 cm

Item History

What

Name
Composite Artifact Bag
Identification Number
1989-57/35-K-10
Type of Item
composite artifact bag
Material
metal
Manufacturing Technique
stamped, soldered, plated and perforated
Overall
length 2.2 cm, width 2.2 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 3.9 g

Who

Field Collector
Harold G. Bergen

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1960

Other

Accession Number
1989-57
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
6
Object Category
Composite
Object Sub Category
Artifact Bag, Composite